The hope for true green….
We tend to have a mixture of information and misdirection on green energy and polution solutions. Popular methods of collecting renewable energies turn out to be non-renewable and dissapointing but the public push towards going green is growing.
The push for ‘true green’ will however not only need to be made by the public but also directed by the public as governing authorities can miss the mark or have alterior motives.
So as gardening is a strong form of direction for the future of ‘true green’ how can we direct change in a positive way?
Where i am from (wales) the goverment has started to give grants for rain gardens in planning applications. The principal of these gardens is to filter rain water and surface water prior to it reaching waterways reducing toxins and polutants that may be present and generally slowing down water on land before it reaches the sea.
Whereas in planning applications these gardens are often inoperable (they just look good on the plan), the principal of these gardens we can use responsibly where we live to achieve what they are meant to.
As water is a pretty major nutrient to life and natural cycling systems this makes sence. Correct water retention in a garden is an absolute but by doing this we are also following a rain garden’s basic function.
This also prevents soil loss, leeching protecting our ground health. Any step between your roof and the drain may be the only step where rain water can be used the way it was meant to.
The idea of a natural system of growth formed as a garden is and still will be a basis of direction towards ‘true green’ as we simply live it out in our own gardens in ways more familiar than we imagined.
Why not try a rain garden this year?
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